# Sillaraipuravu Village, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tenkasi/sillaraipuravu/ Village · Tenkasi, Tirunelveli # Sillaraipuravu Sillaraipuravu is a village in Tenkasi sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627808**. The 2011 Census counted **2,168 people in 608 households**, the 20th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 2,168people (2011) - 608households - 64.7%literacy - 627808PIN code ## Sillaraipuravu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sillaraipuravu is 627808.** Sillaraipuravu falls in Tenkasi sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627808 - Gram panchayatSillaraipuravu - Community development blockTenkasi - Census village code642768 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sillaraipuravu from nearby towns? - Tenkasi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)60 km by road - Tenkasi (nearest town)12 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Sillaraipuravu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sillaraipuravu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gunaramanallur - ○Degree college10+ km · Aygudi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tenkasi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sillaraipuravu known for? The main crops are **paddy, onion and chilli**. About 46% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sillaraipuravu Of every 100 households in Sillaraipuravu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sillaraipuravu · ■ Tenkasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****37%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **56% Tap water ****99%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **60% Use banking services ****58%** **58% Television ****84%** **85% Mobile phone ****60%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****93%** **89% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Sillaraipuravu? ■ Sillaraipuravu · ■ Tenkasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **960 Working population ****61.7%** **53.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.8% for men and 54.9% for women. 62% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 92 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 367 (27%) · **■** Household industry 529 (40%) · **■** Other work 295 (22%) · **■** Marginal 55 (4%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Tenkasi - Kodikurichi3,984 people - Pattappathu3,267 people - Idaikal3,054 people - Courtallam3,026 people - Mathalamparai2,145 people - Pattakurichi1,760 people - Tiruchitrambalam1,731 people - Ayiraperi1,205 people [All 30 villages in Tenkasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tenkasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sillaraipuravu?627808 - How far is Sillaraipuravu from Tirunelveli?60 km by road - What is the population of Sillaraipuravu?2,168 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sillaraipuravu in?Tirunelveli district (Tenkasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sillaraipuravu?64.7% (Census 2011)